books.google.com - Something horrible happens, and our minds play tricks on us, tell us that it never happened, occurred differently than it did, isn't quite what it seems. Such trickery, George Vaillant tells us, is actually healthy. What's more, it can reveal the mind at its most creative and mature, soothing and protecting...https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Wisdom_of_the_Ego.html?id=4XaHuwBBTyEC&q=denial&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Wisdom of the Ego